Initially, after India’s independence in 1947, few parties in Maharashtra seriously challenged Congress, which governed the state almost interruptedly until 1995. During much of this period, the BJP (including its predecessor, the Jana Sangh) was a persistent but marginal force. The Shiv Sena ...
Trevor's mom stressed independence and free thought as well as all the values of Judaism(犹太教). Even before they knew apartheid would end, she wanted him to live freely. She took him to places that black South Africans considered "white things, " like ice rinks and the suburbs, because...
The only things that got thrown at the stage were compliments as his excellent touring band The Rhythm Kings leapt into action with a set that paid loving tribute to a rich vein of music that covered everything from the blues of the Mississippi delta and the streets of Chicago to the rock...
In 1918, Poland gained its independence after more than 100 years of subjugation by Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary. With that milestone came independence for Polish women as well, as the new government awarded women the right to vote and to participate in elections for the Sejm, Poland...
He was seventeen when Padre Hidalgo in 1810 gave his cry (grito) for Independence from Mother Spain. At age 19, Antonio José married a distant cousin, also from Abiquiú, but she died giving birth to their daughter. A couple of years later, the young widower traveled far south to the ...
We visited the town of Bayamo, historically significant as the home of Carlos Manuel de Caspedes, who led the first fight for independence and took the town from the Spanish in 1868, the first city to fall. He was named the first president of the republic but was ousted in 1873, and ...
Africa has seen many coups d’état since its independence in 1960. It has given birth to important figures like Patrice Lumumba in the Democratic Republic of Congo, who was assassinated in 1960; figures like Thomas Sankara in Burkina Faso,the Country of the Upright Men, who was assassinated ...
John Smith died unexpectedly in May 1994, many believed Brown was the most likely to succeed him. But Blair emerged from the sidelines. But, Brown has many achievements, including giving independence to the Bank of England. His commitments to child poverty and helping Africa have impressed many...
“The intelligent negro may enter upon a life of freedom and independence, conscious that he has earned the means of livelihood,” Kock wrote in his proposal, “and at the same time disciplined himself to the duties, the pleasures and wants of free labor.” Lincoln Met with Black Leaders ...
Forward a couple of centuries and what we've got are huge gray spots on the surface of the planet, which houses more than half of the happy (and unhappy) humans, hoarding most of their power (economic, military, police, cultural, societal , etc.). Give a quick look to this video ...